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Snow Skate questions
Note: This question is NOT about the snowboards that you attach your feet
to. Onward: Got my 14 yr old son a snow skate, the type that's like a regular skateboard, but with a ski attached to the bottom. Buying this gift was a long shot because he wasn't quite sure if he wanted that kind, or the simpler flat boards (but still not the "attach your feet" type). His comments so far are that he thinks it would be easier to do something like a kick flip with the flat kind. My view (as the 50yr old observer) is that you need a few inches of ground clearance in order to roll the board sideways. It needs someplace to go, right? On a regular skateboard, the trucks & wheels provide that clearance, so on a snow skate, the attached ski serves the same purpose. The kid thinks a trick like this would be easy on the flat type because the front & rear tips curve up quite a bit. I'm thinking "Yeah....but aren't you looking for your LATERAL roll for a kick flip, more so than downward force at the front or back?" What do I know? I'm just a father. To add to the confusion, the guys at two stores felt that the attached-ski type allows for more interesting turns, which makes sense. The kid says "OK, but that's not what I envision doing with this board". And then, I think "Can you really do a kick flip on a slippery surface? Don't you need a grippy surface to keep the board from sliding sideways?" To this, my son says "Whuh?" So: I'm interested in some "which one is better for what" opinions from people who've tried these boards. My son would've written this, but he's lost in a Tony Hawk video game at the moment. |
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Snow Skate questions
For my 2 cents, the snow skate can be used on the mountain in a small
terain park. Or in the backyard! I have seen people use it for the fun box, rails and small jumps. It is amazing what they can do with it. check out http://www.campofchampions.com/Video...kSnowskate.mov no problems for kick flips! he will have a blast with the snow skate! |
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Snow Skate questions
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ...
Note: This question is NOT about the snowboards that you attach your feet to. Onward: Got my 14 yr old son a snow skate, the type that's like a regular skateboard, but with a ski attached to the bottom. Buying this gift was a long shot because he wasn't quite sure if he wanted that kind, or the simpler flat boards (but still not the "attach your feet" type). His comments so far are that he thinks it would be easier to do something like a kick flip with the flat kind. My view (as the 50yr old observer) is that you need a few inches of ground clearance in order to roll the board sideways. It needs someplace to go, right? On a regular skateboard, the trucks & wheels provide that clearance, so on a snow skate, the attached ski serves the same purpose. The kid thinks a trick like this would be easy on the flat type because the front & rear tips curve up quite a bit. I'm thinking "Yeah....but aren't you looking for your LATERAL roll for a kick flip, more so than downward force at the front or back?" What do I know? I'm just a father. To add to the confusion, the guys at two stores felt that the attached-ski type allows for more interesting turns, which makes sense. The kid says "OK, but that's not what I envision doing with this board". And then, I think "Can you really do a kick flip on a slippery surface? Don't you need a grippy surface to keep the board from sliding sideways?" To this, my son says "Whuh?" So: I'm interested in some "which one is better for what" opinions from people who've tried these boards. My son would've written this, but he's lost in a Tony Hawk video game at the moment. OK, to actually do a flip you need to at least ollie the board a bit (skateboard or anything). If you can ollie a snow skate AND the ski-less board (not sure what it's called), then either one SHOULD be flip-able. However, IF they both can be ollied equally, then the ski-less board should flip easier (less weight to rotate) AND definitely safer (picture slicing your boot or leg on a half flipped snow skate). I do not know if the ski-less board can gererate the spring in the tail for an ollie (but I guess: yes) and I know that snow skates (at least Burton) are actually skate decks so they have spring capability. I CAN tell you this: I can flip my regular snowboard by placing my front foot against the binding (to hold my foot from sliding off like grip tape) and working the binding horseshoe with my back toe. I generate a tiny ollie and flip that binding hard and it can make it around. So I would think either of those skate type boards will ollie with some practice. FWIW, I think the snow skate has more real mountain (terrain park) usability. -Ed |
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